Coveted DE Johnathan Harris of Boynton Beach takes official visit to UCF

October 24, 2010|By

By Chris Hays | Orlando Sentinel

Among the numerous recruits on hand for UCF's 41-14 pummeling of Rice on Saturday, only one was in Orlando for official business, and he's a wanted man.

Boynton Beach defensive end Johnathan Harris, all 6-foot-6, 230 pounds of him, was at the game as one of his official visits and it looks like the Knights might be right in the thick of things with Harris.

The 2009 first-team All-Area selection by the Palm Beach Post, is considered to be leaning toward Miami, but the visit has to be promising for the Knights. He has now taken two official trips, the first of which was to Boston College. He has also said he wants to visit Mississippi State and, of course, Miami will likely get an official, although he has already been to Coral Gables.

Harris told Tom Matthews of Rivals affiliate EagleAction.com that his visit to Boston peaked his interest.

"It was a good trip," Harris said of his Oct. 1 visit. "I liked the city a lot, I liked the school. It's a really, really nice school and I know they have good alumni. I met all the players and they're comfortable to be around. It's a good environment to live in.

"It's still a really good school. I'm going to take a few more visits but they're still really high on my list. It was a combination of things that I liked."

Harris has more than 20 offers, from teams like West Virginia, FIU, Illinois, Marshall and Wisconsin. He plans to graduate early and so wherever he ends up, he'll be enrolling in January.